Audacity vs. Mendacity — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Audacity and Mendacity
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Audacity
A willingness to take bold risks
He whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan
Mendacity
Untruthfulness
People publicly castigated for past mendacity
Audacity
Rude or disrespectful behaviour; impudence
She had the audacity to suggest I'd been carrying on with him
Mendacity
The condition of being mendacious; untruthfulness.
Audacity
Fearless daring; intrepidity.
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Mendacity
A lie; a falsehood.
Audacity
Bold or insolent heedlessness of restraints, as of those imposed by prudence, propriety, or convention.
Mendacity
(uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
Audacity
An act or instance of intrepidity or insolent heedlessness
Warned the students that any audacities committed during the graduation ceremony would be punished.
Mendacity
(countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.
Audacity
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
Somebody never pays his loans, yet he has the audacity to ask the bank for money.
Mendacity
The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.
Audacity
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Mendacity
A falsehood; a lie.
Audacity
Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.
The freedom and audacity necessary in the commerce of men.
Mendacity
The tendency to be untruthful
Audacity
Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; - implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.
With the most arrogant audacity.
Audacity
Fearless daring
Audacity
Aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery;
He had the audacity to question my decision
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